Watch this 6-legged Parkour robot run, jump and climb (VIDEO)

A team at the University of Pennsylvania created this Parkour-inspired robot, and the way it moves around is pretty cool.

Watch this 6-legged Parkour robot run, jump and climb (VIDEO)

A team at the University of Pennsylvania created this Parkour-inspired robot, and the way it moves around is pretty cool.Called Rhex (pronounced Rex), the six-legged robot is designed to move successfully across a variety of terrain - whether it needs to run, jump or climb."To get the most mobility out of Rhex's simple, one-jointed legs, Penn researchers are essentially teaching the robot Parkour," says information included with the video on YouTube. The robot was developed in the Kod*Lab at the ...